South Asia in Twenty-First Century: India, Her Neighbours, and the Great Powers

The world at the dawn of the 21 century is in a state of flux. The momentous economic, technological and political changes weeping the world have resulted in consequences hard to explain and predict. Not surprisingly, the states all over the globe are in search of a new orientation to their foreign policies. South Asia is not immune from the drastic shifts in the strategic, ideological and economic dimensions of the emerging world order. The present volume, containing twenty papers, endeavours to analyse, in a theoretically informed fashion, the dynamic interplay between the emerging world order and Foreign and Security Policies of the States in South Asia. These papers also throw light both on the continuity and changes in Foreign and Security Policies of South Asian States in recent years. The book especially discusses how India has managed her relations with the major world powers and the South Asian neighbours? It also examines how India is trying to address the issues of peace, security and co-operation in the region. While contributors to this volume do not follow a common pattern in their analyses, the central objective that underlines their endeavour is to suggest a policy frame fro enabling India and other South Asian countries to confront the challenges posed and realize the opportunities thrown open by rapidly transforming world. These contributions will, therefore, provide valuable input for policy formulation. At the same time, they will be highly useful for scholars, researchers, journalists and students interested in comprehending the role of South Asia in a changing globe.